Microsoft is likely to receive an EU antitrust warning about its $69 billion bid for "Call of Duty" maker Activision Blizzard, people familiar with the matter said, that could pose another challenge to completing the deal.
The Nasdaq-100 technology index plunged into bear territory during 2022, ending the year with a decline of 33%. Wounded tech investors might be pleased to learn that 2023 could be a booming year for the index if history is any guide. That's because, since its inception in 1985, t
Launched on 10/23/2000, the iShares S&P 100 ETF (OEF) is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to provide a broad exposure to the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market.
The iShares S&P 500 Value ETF (IVE) was launched on 05/22/2000, and is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to offer broad exposure to the Large Cap Value segment of the US equity market.
It's 2023 in America. The Consumer Price Index is up 6.5% year over year. The spiking inflation raises the cost of doing business, and many companies are passing those expenses on to their customers in the form of higher prices. For example, Warner Bros. Discovery (NASDAQ: WBD) j
The Nasdaq Composite index's level has fallen 28% over the last year and trades down 32% from its high. Even some of the world's strongest companies haven't been immune to bearish trends shaping the broader market, but the portfolio-crushing downturn is actually creating opportun
For many investors, the end of 2022 couldn't come soon enough. Each of the major market indexes suffered the most agonizing sell-off in more than a decade, but the Nasdaq Composite was by far the hardest hit. Even 14 months after its peak, the index is still down roughly 33% from
In this podcast, Motley Fool senior analyst Asit Sharma joins Motley Fool producer Ricky Mulvey to look at some justifiable reasons why stocks dropped last year and which strong businesses may have been swept up in the tide. They discuss:
Amid the so-called "tech wreck" of 2022 lay some companies with compelling products and bright futures. Among them, CrowdStrike Holdings (NASDAQ: CRWD), Snowflake (NYSE: SNOW), and Cloudflare (NYSE: NET) are all still growing revenues at an impressive pace. Yet despite that, thei
E-commerce colossus Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) saw its stock price decline in recent months, dropping from over $100 per share to a 52-week low of $81.43 on Jan. 6. But rather than flee from the retailing giant, investors with an eye toward the long term can take the opportunity to sc
Oracle ORCL recently announced that it extended its comprehensive retail cloud platform to include the Oracle Retail Payments Cloud Service aimed at resolving a host of unexpected payment processing fees and complexity which arises during in-store shopping.With the soluti
Understandably, investors will want to know which is the better buy, Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) or Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT). This video will answer that question.
Cognizant Technology Solutions CTSH shares jumped 5.85% to close at $65.10 on Jan 12 after it announced the appointment of Ravi Kumar as the CEO and a member of the board, replacing Brian Humphries in both roles, effective immediately. Brian Humphries will remain with Cog
In this week’s World Reimagined, we will look at the rapidly evolving world of Artificial Intelligence (AI), some of its players, and what companies are poised to gain from a pivotal year where AI hits center stage.
A bear market has largely defined the past 12 months in the stock market. After an incredible run from mid-2020 to late 2021, stocks across the board have seen their value plunge. Some investors view it as a negative; some feel as though it's a needed correction. Either way, inve
Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) and Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) have each seen valuation pullbacks in conjunction with bearish trends shaping the broader market. Even with strong business performance, Microsoft's share price is down roughly 33% from its high. Meanwhile, Meta Platforms
U.S. stocks closed higher on Thursday, extending recent gains as data showing a fall in consumer prices in December bolstered expectations of less aggressive interest rate hikes from the Federal Reserve.